Lesson Plan

• Describe what nationalisation is and why governments may pursue it.
• Analyse the advantages and disadvantages of nationalisation in a specific sector.
• Evaluate a given situation using a structured six‑step decision‑making framework.
• Apply the framework to a case study (e.g., UK rail) and justify a balanced judgement.

• Projector or interactive whiteboard
• Printed handout of advantage/disadvantage tables
• Case‑study worksheet (UK rail)
• Markers and flip chart
• Access to recent news articles on nationalisation (online)

Begin with a quick poll: “Which services in your daily life would you trust the government to run?” This activates prior knowledge of public versus private services and sets the context for nationalisation. Students will be able to identify key reasons for nationalisation and apply a six‑step evaluation framework by the end of the lesson.

1. Do‑now (5’) – pupils list examples of public and private services on sticky notes.
2. Mini‑lecture (10’) – definition of nationalisation, reasons governments pursue it, using slides.
3. Advantage/Disadvantage matching (10’) – groups match handout items to real‑world examples.
4. Framework walkthrough (10’) – teacher models the six‑step evaluation process with the UK rail case.
5. Group activity (15’) – each group evaluates a different sector using the framework and writes a brief judgement.
6. Whole‑class share & feedback (5’) – groups present findings; teacher highlights balanced conclusions.

Recap how the six‑step framework helps balance benefits and costs of nationalisation. For the exit ticket, pupils write one advantage and one disadvantage they consider most critical for the sector they evaluated. Homework: research a recent nationalisation in another country and prepare a short paragraph linking it to the framework.